7Palakkad

Palakkad, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 7 out of 10 Low crime

7/10 in India · 6/10 in the world

Compared with 589 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 768 per 100,000 people (2024)

Crime by type, as recorded by National Crime Records Bureau (2024)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Murder	16	0.6	2.2
Culpable homicide	12	0.4	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	40	1.4	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	148	5.3	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	159	5.7	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	840	29.9	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	12	0.4	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	0	0	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	281	10	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	38	1.4	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	10	0.4	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	3	0.1	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	142	5.1	7.5
Vehicle theft	87	3.1	15.1
Other theft	105	3.7	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	110	3.9	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	156	5.6	1
Criminal damage and arson	30	1.1	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	700	24.9	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	16	0.6	1.7

Source: National Crime Records Bureau, updated 26 October 2026.